The new owners of a Wigan pub hope they are in the fast lane to success with a venue built around two wheels and an entertainment superstar. Business partners Darren Cooper and Dave Holt have reinvented the former Hockery Brook pub in Hindley as Formby’s, a celebration of ukulele-wielding musician and actor George Formby and…
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Wigan Central make it to the final !!!
Wigan Central has just been voted into the final four in the National Pub of the Year organised by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). Massive congratulations to manageress, Jo Whalley, and all her hard-working and dedicated staff. A further round of voting will take place before the eventual winner will be announced in February…
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Thieving Wigan pub worker stole £33,000
A thieving Wigan pub worker who stole more than £33,000 from his employers to fuel his booze and gambling addictions has avoided jail – and won’t have to pay back a penny to his victims either. In a gross breach of trust, Isaac Greenwood salted the cash away over a period of nine months from…
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Local breweries excel at North West Beer Competition
The North West Beer Competition organised by the Society of Independent Brewers Association (SIBA) was held at the Macron Stadium in Bolton on 4th October 2017.. No less than 4 Wigan breweries picked up 8 awards between them thus further enhancing Wigan’s reputation as a beer town. Wily Fox, based at Martland Mill, picked up…
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Enjoyable night of dark events in a Wigan bar
Crime fans flocked to a Wigan pub for a bumper evening of murder and mystery as authors from across the country descended on the town. Noir at the Wigan Bar showcased some of the north’s finest writers of police procedural novels in an event organised by Orrell author Malcolm Hollingdrake. Wigan Central was crammed with around…
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Haigh Hall’s Foodie fest set to be a winner with a German Beer Festival
A three-day Oktoberfest will run from September 29 to October 1, and will take place in a large marquee with a connecting Bavarian Biergarten next to the kitchen courtyard as part of the Haigh Hall Food Festival. Oktoberfest times are: Fri Sept 29 7pm to midnight (tickets only); Sat Sept 30, noon to 5.30pm (open…
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Great Prospects for Patsy’s new bar
Prospect Brewery recently moved from Standish to Great George Street and a brewery bar has now opened and will serve Prospect’s real ales and bottled beers, alongside lager and cider. For more, see article in Wigan Today.
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Top prize for rail ale pub!
Wigan Central, the brainchild of the town’s Prospect Brewery has been impressing visitors since opening in the railway arch on Queen Street adjacent to Wigan North Western station in December 2014. It has now been named as the best pub in Greater Manchester by the Campaign for Real Ale. For more, see article in Wigan…
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Lifeline for the vacant Crown at Worthington?
Hopes are high for the future of a former Wigan pub as news emerged of buyers interested in restoring it to its former glory. The Crown at Worthington, located on Platt Lane in Standish, has been closed since January of last year, sparking fears that the site would become increasingly attractive to developers who have…
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Festival ales and pie to nourish jazz fans
Visitors to this year’s Wigan International Jazz Festival will not only get nourishment for the soul from some of the finest musicians on the planet but also be able to tend to their physical hungers with a new range of specially commissioned food and drink. Following the success of their festival beer last year, Wigan’s…
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